Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device ...
As the EPA rolls out new lead regulations to curb lead exposure in homes and water systems, the question is whether these measures will live up to their promises. Lowering lead levels in dust and ...
After all, who opposes the swift removal of a deadly toxin ... cognitive disability and hyperactivity. The EPA estimates that, in a country without lead pipes, 1,500 fewer people every year ...
After all, who opposes the swift removal of a deadly toxin ... cognitive disability and hyperactivity. The EPA estimates that, in a country without lead pipes, 1,500 fewer people every year ...
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The U.S. EPA issued its final rule that requires drinking water systems to identify and replace lead pipes from water mains to homes within a decade as well as demanding more stringent drinking ...
On every block dug up, crews attached new cast iron mains to old lead service lines — a practice EPA researchers found can disturb the protective coating inside pipes and result in slugs of lead ...
Lead in drinking water remains a serious issue across the United States, and while some states have relatively few reported lead service lines, others have hundreds of thousands of lead service ...
Besides the inventory and removal of lead pipes, the new EPA rules require water systems to ensure that lead concentrations do not exceed an “action level” of 10 parts per billion, down from ...
After all, who opposes the swift removal of a deadly toxin ... cognitive disability and hyperactivity. The EPA estimates that, in a country without lead pipes, 1,500 fewer people every year ...